Ever wonder why people love and enjoy going hiking? Not only is it great exercise and a great experience, but its also a great way to interact and spend time with friends, family, and mentors. It isn't that hard to do either, all you will really need is you, yourself, most importantly water, maybe some friends to accompany you along the way, comfortable shoes, and last but not least some energizing food/snack to keep you up and going.
If its your first time don't get discouraged either because its simple. As you hike more frequently, you’ll begin to develop additional stamina, skills, and comfort on the adventure. Don't worry you will improve over time. It’s easy to stick with hiking because the frustration level for beginners is low and you can control the intensity of your workout and find the pace that works for you.
- Here are some health issues hiking can reduce
Obesity
For people who find it uncomfortable to run or jog, walking is a great form of cardio that burns about 240 calories an hour
Heartdisease
By maintaing a regular walking routine you can reduce heart disease,
you can also decrease your cholesterol levels, a common cause of heart disease
high blood pressure
Stress causes high blood pressure and for many walking can really relieve a suit case full of stress
- Hiking doesn't only improve health issues it also improves other things such as . .
oxygen control, enabeling you to work on your breathing
body toning
peace of mind, changing the way you think
better quality sleep
stronger bones
My Hike
My Hike was a pretty good experience. I'm the type of person who likes to travel and venture allot so this was great for me. Since this was my first time hiking i figured it would have been best for me to come dressed comfortably. When we first arrived to in-wood it was cold since we were walking along the Hudson river. We spotted some pretty tress blooming and we also spotted some ravens and geese. There were many long paths leading to different places but the group decided to stay along the water. Here and there some of the kids in the group would walk ahead and everyone else would be way far back left behind still following our trail. I was with the little group of kids that went ahead, and we were just exploring. I was hoping for something out of the ordinary to happen like a bear popping out, that would have been the highlight of the day because i would have ran for my life and made sure I got away. I didn't think I would learn anything going on this hike but surprisingly I did. I had always thought that when trees fall over or get cut off that's it for them, no life; But those tress are actually beneficial to the environment for many of reasons. its beneficial for the animals because they can live in it. its beneficial for the soil because the tree decomposes turning back into soil. I also learned that tress can grow on rocks, who would of known. Most of the tress we saw were cherry tress starting to bloom. We came across poison ivy and we were told not to go close to it and inhale. All in all this was a great experience for me and it was also good exercise. From time to time i wanted to sit down but it was a nice walk, a long one! but a nice one. I strongly encourage others to go out and hike, it doesn't have to be for exercise it can be a family thing as well. Go out have fun and live a strong healthy life.
Health Benefits of Hiking - Dwayne
Ever wonder why people love and enjoy going hiking? Not only is it great exercise and a great experience, but its also a great way to interact and spend time with friends, family, and mentors. It isn't that hard to do either, all you will really need is you, yourself, most importantly water, maybe some friends to accompany you along the way, comfortable shoes, and last but not least some energizing food/snack to keep you up and going.
If its your first time don't get discouraged either because its simple. As you hike more frequently, you’ll begin to develop additional stamina, skills, and comfort on the adventure. Don't worry you will improve over time. It’s easy to stick with hiking because the frustration level for beginners is low and you can control the intensity of your workout and find the pace that works for you.
- Here are some health issues hiking can reduce
- Obesity
For people who find it uncomfortable to run or jog, walking is a great form of cardio that burns about 240 calories an hour- Heart disease
By maintaing a regular walking routine you can reduce heart disease,you can also decrease your cholesterol levels, a common cause of heart disease
- high blood pressure
Stress causes high blood pressure and for many walking can really relieve a suit case full of stress- Hiking doesn't only improve health issues it also improves other things such as . .
My Hike
My Hike was a pretty good experience. I'm the type of person who likes to travel and venture allot so this was great for me. Since this was my first time hiking i figured it would have been best for me to come dressed comfortably. When we first arrived to in-wood it was cold since we were walking along the Hudson river. We spotted some pretty tress blooming and we also spotted some ravens and geese. There were many long paths leading to different places but the group decided to stay along the water. Here and there some of the kids in the group would walk ahead and everyone else would be way far back left behind still following our trail. I was with the little group of kids that went ahead, and we were just exploring. I was hoping for something out of the ordinary to happen like a bear popping out, that would have been the highlight of the day because i would have ran for my life and made sure I got away. I didn't think I would learn anything going on this hike but surprisingly I did. I had always thought that when trees fall over or get cut off that's it for them, no life; But those tress are actually beneficial to the environment for many of reasons. its beneficial for the animals because they can live in it. its beneficial for the soil because the tree decomposes turning back into soil. I also learned that tress can grow on rocks, who would of known. Most of the tress we saw were cherry tress starting to bloom. We came across poison ivy and we were told not to go close to it and inhale. All in all this was a great experience for me and it was also good exercise. From time to time i wanted to sit down but it was a nice walk, a long one! but a nice one. I strongly encourage others to go out and hike, it doesn't have to be for exercise it can be a family thing as well. Go out have fun and live a strong healthy life.
http://www.americanhiking.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Heath-Benefits-of-Hiking-fact-sheet.pdf
http://welove2hike.blogspot.com/p/benefits-of-hiking.html
http://www.goodhiker.com/2011/05/25/health-benefits-hiking/